Koryu BujutsuClassical schools of Japanese martial arts developed before the Meiji Restoration.Mon, 21 Jan 2019 22:49:54 +0000Mon, 21 Jan 2019 22:49:54 +0000Martial Arts Planethttps://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/koryu-bujutsu.132/
Koryu in Farnborough / Aldershot (South UK)Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:12:21 +0000https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/koryu-in-farnborough-aldershot-south-uk.124545/
https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/koryu-in-farnborough-aldershot-south-uk.124545/invalid@example.com (Kobudo)Kobudo
I'm aware of some X-Kan or spin off dojo, but I have trained in the Genbukan previously, and am really looking for a dojo that belongs to a particular school, rather than a mixture...

I've found a Daito Ryu class nearby on line, but can't see anything else around.

According to this Daito Ryu was formed in 880AD - I'm no expert on Daito, but wasn't it created more around the 1800's?]]>26Koryu Bujutsu Dojo DirectoryTue, 18 Apr 2017 16:23:15 +0000https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/koryu-bujutsu-dojo-directory.74851/
https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/koryu-bujutsu-dojo-directory.74851/invalid@example.com (Kogusoku)Kogusoku
Please leave your submissions here please. Koryu only please.

Thanks.]]>58Technique adviceMon, 07 Nov 2016 15:54:47 +0000https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/technique-advice.126229/
https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/technique-advice.126229/invalid@example.com (Pointy)Pointy
I'm currently studying Iaido, and have been for about 3 months. Yes, I know Iai is a gendai art, however as you koryu folk are *far* more experienced with Japanese pointy things than I, I thought this would be the best place to ask.

There is one cut from the basic techniques in praticular that is giving me some trouble, the diagional cut from the opponent's shoulder to opposite hip (their 11 o'clock to 5, or, 1 to 7). I'm having a hell of a time...

Please name them, and the reasons why you chose them. ]]>34Koryu Bujitsu 'directory' bookTue, 26 Jan 2016 15:30:48 +0000https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/koryu-bujitsu-directory-book.126227/
https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/koryu-bujitsu-directory-book.126227/invalid@example.com (Pointy)Pointy
Sounds great doesn't it? Well, I forgotten the title and I cannot remember if I read about it here or on Ebudo (I did search through the threads on both sites but no luck).

If any of you...

Koryu Bujitsu 'directory' book]]>2TSKSR and a guy called balmerSun, 19 Apr 2015 11:04:59 +0000https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/tsksr-and-a-guy-called-balmer.124032/
https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/tsksr-and-a-guy-called-balmer.124032/invalid@example.com (Bambi)Bambi
I seem to remember from years back that this was a guy who claimed he had been a bodyguard for idi amin among other things :woo:

Anyone know what the deal is here?]]>9Jigen-ryuTue, 03 Mar 2015 19:50:57 +0000https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/jigen-ryu.123652/
https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/jigen-ryu.123652/invalid@example.com (Christianson)Christianson
Having just come across the above video, I thought it was worth sharing here. There's been a few discussions about that have touched on the case-by-case nature of koryu bujutsu, and the Jigen-ryu is one of the best illustrations of that.

The ideal of the Jigen-ryu is that the first cut should kill. As an extension of this, they practice just one cut. The majority of the practice, as the video suggests,...

Jigen-ryu]]>46"Martial arts has changed more in the last 20 years than the 2000 years before it"Sat, 31 Jan 2015 02:11:18 +0000https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/martial-arts-has-changed-more-in-the-last-20-years-than-the-2000-years-before-it.121497/
https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/martial-arts-has-changed-more-in-the-last-20-years-than-the-2000-years-before-it.121497/invalid@example.com (Christianson)ChristiansonChadderz mentioned the above quote. It seems like an interesting topic. Bluntly, I think the expressed opinion is wrong. I don't have the time tonight to write a proper reply, but I wanted to put something down for the sake of (hopefully) starting some discussion.

To begin with, I'd say it's a comment mostly driven by ignorance of history. If you don't accept a division...

"Martial arts has changed more in the last 20 years than the 2000 years before it"]]>109Hidden teachings and pedagogyTue, 06 May 2014 17:59:08 +0000https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/hidden-teachings-and-pedagogy.121031/
https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/hidden-teachings-and-pedagogy.121031/invalid@example.com (Christianson)ChristiansonWhat's the use? included a tangent in which it was pointed out that koryu bujutsu tends to reserve some of their teachings as "hidden initiations" for their own students. This is generally quite true. Unfortunately, this tends to come across as quite cultish or mystical to Western ears, when the explanation is somewhat more prosaic.

I should be clear that as in all things...

Hidden teachings and pedagogy]]>8Demonstration of koryu bujutsu in HelsinkiSun, 13 Apr 2014 16:30:51 +0000https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/demonstration-of-koryu-bujutsu-in-helsinki.120542/
https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/demonstration-of-koryu-bujutsu-in-helsinki.120542/invalid@example.com (Christianson)ChristiansonNational Museum of Finland in Helsinki on April 12th. This is part of the Spirit of Samurai 2014 celebration. While the schedule is not yet available on the website, provisionally it will be:

11:30
Heki ryu Insai ha kyudo
Kashima-Shinryu...

Demonstration of koryu bujutsu in Helsinki]]>2How does it compare?Fri, 28 Mar 2014 17:11:23 +0000https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/how-does-it-compare.120639/
https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/how-does-it-compare.120639/invalid@example.com (Kframe)Kframe
I have a question to the koryu practitioners here. How does the actual training compare to what im doing in the bujinkan? Ill clarify. I mean how is the actual technical training done compared to us in the Bujinkan.

From the few videos I have seen on koryu, you guys are far more "formal" and ritualistic about everything. Other then that, whats the difference between your kata's and ours? From a execution of technique standpoint.

Lastly, does the koryu arts get the same...

How does it compare?]]>12How does live training work in koryu?Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:17:28 +0000https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/how-does-live-training-work-in-koryu.119949/
https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/how-does-live-training-work-in-koryu.119949/invalid@example.com (Archibald)Archibald
as the title suggests I'm interested in learning about how live training is conducted in koryu bujutsu schools, in particular the unarmed arts.

I ask because from what I've seen demonstrated the context for the kata always seems to be an all out assault that comes out of nowhere - the hands always seem to be down, the posture held naturally and the attack performed with all out intent - I see it as blitzkrieg training, while competitive cousin arts like Judo are more...

How does live training work in koryu?]]>11Kenjutsu and JujutsuSat, 16 Nov 2013 01:53:25 +0000https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/kenjutsu-and-jujutsu.118054/
https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/kenjutsu-and-jujutsu.118054/invalid@example.com (boards)boards39koryu bujutsuFri, 06 Sep 2013 22:00:25 +0000https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/koryu-bujutsu.118045/
https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/koryu-bujutsu.118045/invalid@example.com (Hatori Banzo)Hatori Banzo
Do they train you to have no fear? Having no fear in battle isn't that easy, but at least with Karate they have full contact fighting to train you.

The Bujinkan doesn't accept people for a lot of minor reasons, which makes them sound hardcore. Maybe kenjutsu is to hard core for me.

the root of many japanese sword styles]]>16jigen ryu and karateSat, 08 Jun 2013 08:49:46 +0000https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/jigen-ryu-and-karate.116451/
https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/jigen-ryu-and-karate.116451/invalid@example.com (saeedninja)saeedninjajigen ryu and karate]]>3What Koryu ryu ha, if any, accept interested parties with tattoos?Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:30:41 +0000https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/what-koryu-ryu-ha-if-any-accept-interested-parties-with-tattoos.114738/
https://www.martialartsplanet.com/threads/what-koryu-ryu-ha-if-any-accept-interested-parties-with-tattoos.114738/invalid@example.com (Prospect)Prospect
I'm interested in learning more about classical Japanese martial arts, and find myself very drawn to the embu by koryu ryu-ha I have seen which incorporate armed and unarmed techniques.

I have a respectable profession, an education, a stable family life and all of the other things which Mr. Dave Lowry mentions in one of his articles on Koryu. I would be considered a conservative, in many respects, in the...